Sentido e Propósito de Vida na Velhice

Uma Revisão de Escopo

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O sentimento de que a vida tem sentido ou propósito é essencial ao ser humano. A ausência de sentido pode levar a um vácuo existencial. Propósito de vida, a exemplo de sentido, também deriva da psicologia humanística de Frankl, sendo considerados sinônimos. No entanto, há estudos que propõem distinção entre os dois construtos. A revisão tem por objetivos mapear ambos os conceitos na literatura gerontológica, examinando-os à luz do envelhecimento. O levantamento nas bases de dados foi realizado de janeiro de 2019 a março de 2020. Foram incluídos 30 artigos. No contexto do envelhecimento, os resultados foram controversos. A literatura revista apresentou evidências para afirmar que sentido de vida e propósito são conceitos distintos, apesar da origem filosófico-existencialista comum.

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Alonso, V., Guarnieri Defanti, F., Liberalesso Neri, A., & Cachioni, M. (2023). Sentido e Propósito de Vida na Velhice: Uma Revisão de Escopo. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 39. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e39306.en

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